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bar⋅y⋅tone

1  [bar-i-tohn]
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–noun, adjective Music.
baritone.
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bar⋅y⋅tone

2  [bar-i-tohn] Classical Greek Grammar
–adjective
1. having the last syllable unaccented.
–noun
2. a barytone word.
Origin:
1820–30; < Gk barýtonos, equiv. to barý(s) heavy, deep (of sound) + tónos tone

bar⋅i⋅tone

  [bar-i-tohn] Music.
–noun
1. a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
2. a singer with such a voice.
3. a large, valved brass instrument shaped like a trumpet or coiled in oval form, used esp. in military bands.
–adjective
4. of or pertaining to a baritone; having the compass of a baritone.
Also, barytone.

Origin:
1600–10; < It baritono low voice < Gk barýtonos deep-sounding. See barytone 2

Related forms:
bar⋅i⋅ton⋅al, adjective
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bar·i·tone also bar·y·tone   (bār'ĭ-tōn')   
n.  

    1. A male singer or voice with a range higher than a bass and lower than a tenor.

    2. An instrument that sounds within this range.

    3. A vocal or instrumental part written in this range.

  2. A valved brass instrument similar to but larger than the euphonium.


[Italian baritono, from Greek barutonos, deep sounding : barus, heavy; see gwerə-1 in Indo-European roots + tonos, tone; see tone.]
bar·y·tone   (bār'ĭ-tōn')   
n.  

  1. Music Variant of baritone.

  2. Linguistics A word that has a heavy stress or pitch accent on its penultimate syllable.

adj.   Linguistics
Relating to or being a word that has a heavy stress or pitch accent on its penultimate syllable.
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Cultural Dictionary

baritone

A range of the male singing voice higher than bass and lower than tenor.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Word Origin & History

baritone 
1609, from It. baritono, from Gk. barytonos "deep-toned," from barys "heavy, deep" (see grave (adj.)) + tonos "tone" (see tenet). Technically, "ranging from lower A in bass clef to lower F in treble clef." Meaning "singer having such a voice" is from 1821. As a type of brass band instrument, it is attested from 1949.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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